Employees will continue to work remotely for months to come. Like many businesses, you may have spent the first few months of the pandemic in a holding pattern: Maybe you were able to sit tight, maybe you had to furlough a few employees, but you definitely weren’t hiring a lot of new staff. But it’s… Read more »
Some findings in a new report may surprise you We recently wrote about the need for fraud investigation teams in virtually all businesses – and that in most small and mid-sized organizations, there simply aren’t sufficient internal resources to deal with occupational fraud. One of the things we heard most often about that piece was… Read more »
For many of us, our day-to-day jobs have changed. No matter what you do for a living, you’re probably working a lot differently than you did at the beginning of 2020, before coronavirus changed all our lives. This is particularly true for anyone who now works from home. Inevitably, this dramatic change in the way… Read more »
Choosing a local partner can mean better results The past few years have seen a trend towards big companies who provide employment/background screening and corporate investigations on a national level, and on the surface this can make sense: If you’re a company with multiple locations across Canada, partnering with a single supplier means a single… Read more »
We can help you bypass the 4-6 week wait time via the OPP The good news is that, as the province continues to open up in the wake of coronavirus and COVID-19, more businesses are re-opening and hiring or re-hiring staff that may have been laid off at the beginning of the pandemic. The bad… Read more »
Part II: Assessing the exterior physical environment In Part I of this series, we addressed the importance of putting a threat assessment team in place to ensure that workplace violence is minimized. Today we’re going to review one of the key factors in managing the risk of workplace violence: The physical environment. Of course every… Read more »
People are your biggest investment. How do you ensure you’re getting the right ones? It’s sounds like a cliché, but it’s true: People are your biggest, and often most important, investment. Hiring the right people can transform your business and your bottom line – and hiring the wrong person can end up costing you time,… Read more »
Better risk management starts with the right system. Last week we got a call from a business owner: “We’ve had a lot of inventory missing in the past few months, and I’m pretty sure that it’s due to employee theft. I installed some motion-sensitive cameras in the warehouse, but they haven’t helped. And half the… Read more »
Recruiters say the Canadian talent market is recovering If you spend too much time consuming US-based news, you’ve likely heard about how they’ve lost 20 million jobs and that more and more ‘furloughs’ are turning into permanent layoffs. While healthcare and IT recruiting continues to be strong, many industries just aren’t hiring right now. But… Read more »
. . . Price is important. So are a lot of other factors. No one likes it, but it’s part of business: Sooner or later, almost every company finds that it needs to conduct an investigation to uncover potential wrongdoing by management, employees, suppliers, vendors or other third parties. Investigations don’t have to be painful.… Read more »
It could be costing as much as 7% of your revenue. In the past few weeks, we’ve all heard the stories of employees stealing PPE supplies and equipment from retirement homes, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Some of the thefts have been by healthcare workers themselves, trying to ensure they have a stash of PPE… Read more »
A reassuring presence in uncertain times We know that the current situation around coronavirus and COVID-19 means that organizations are having to adapt and react rapidly, and that this can be challenging. Building shutdowns and advisories to shelter in place or other measures mean that security can be more of a concern than usual. For… Read more »
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